Quality Assurance
Proceedings of the Sixth World Congress on Seafood Safety, Quality and Trade
Fish and fish products are among the most traded food commodities: close to 40 percent by volume ends up in international markets. About half of those exports by value originate in developing countries. [Continue]
FAO- SIDA – UNESCO MIRCEN workshop on safety of shelfish from harmful algae and biotoxins
The warkshop was held at the UNESCO Microbial Resources Center (MIRCEN), Department of Fishery Microbiology, College of Fisheries, Mangalore, India during January 21 – 25, 2008. Dr. (Mrs) Indrani Karunasagar was the Workshop Coordinator. The workshop was jointly sponsored by FAO, Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and UNESCO MIRCEN. [Continue]
Establishing product standards and certification systems
SPS AND TBT AGREEMENTS: Introduce new disciplines that govern trading practices at international level; Set out rights and responsibilities of WTO members
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